Harvard Walking Tour

Discover the most distinguished university in the world with this guided walking tour around Harvard. You'll come across its most important sites and get to know student traditions. Learn more about Harvard and its 'Veritas' motto!

Harvard Walking Tour

At your selected time, we'll meet at the Harvard metro, located at 1376 Massachusetts Ave. Here your tour guides, current students, will take you to the symbolic Johnson Gate, which is one of the campus entrances.

During the tour, we won't be able to go inside the buildings, but we'll admire the beautiful façades and grounds.

We'll stop in front of the statue of John Harvard, the university's first benefactor. To feel like a student at this Ivy League university, you'll have to carry out the tradition of touching the statue's foot for good luck.

Next, we'll go to the Memorial Hall, built in honour of the Harvard students who fought during the American Civil War. The tour will then pass by the Widener Library, the largest on campus, which contains over three million books.

We'll admire the Memorial Church and the Harvard Lampoon headquarters, a student magazine first published in 1876. Notable writers and editors contributed to this publication.

Finally, we'll finish the tour at the emblematic Winthrop Park after an hour and 10 minutes.